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title: "Crime Stats 2016: Murder up 4.9%"
description: "Cape Town - The murder rate in South Africa increased by 4.9% for the period 2015/16, according to the latest crime statistics released on Friday.\"It still seems to be a problematic crime that we are facing,\" Major General Norman Sekhukhune, head of police crime research and statistics, told Parliament´s police portfolio committee."
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published: "2016-09-02T14:48:14"
updated: "2016-09-02T14:49:59"
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# Crime Stats 2016: Murder up 4.9%

> Cape Town - The murder rate in South Africa increased by 4.9% for the period 2015/16, according to the latest crime statistics released on Friday."It still seems to be a problematic crime that we are facing," Major General Norman Sekhukhune, head of police crime research and statistics, told Parliament´s police portfolio committee.

By News24 · Published 2 September 2016, 16:48 SAST · Updated 2 September 2016, 16:49 SAST

## Content

Murders happened mostly indoors, among people known to each other. Alcohol abuse was prominent in such crimes.

The only province to have shown a decrease in the murder rate was the Northern Cape, with a drop of 9.9%.

Sexual offences decreased by 3.2%. Robbery with aggravating circumstances increased by 2.7%, while common assault went up 2.2%.

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